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Jodie Foster's father was sentenced to more than 25 years in prison Thursday in a California court.

Lucius Foster, 89, was found guilty on 21 misdemeanor counts of grand theft for deceiving property investors. He was also convicted of nine counts of operating without a contractor's license.

Foste,r who is estranged from his actress daughter, was found guilty on Thursday after accepting down-payments from 25 investors for homes that had never been built. After the trial began, eight other alleged victims came forward to police.

A decision had not been made on whether or not to try Foster in those cases.